Step 1 - Register for the placement test
- Go to https://discover.ccac.edu/RecruitNewWFE/Events
- Choose the placement test you want to take
- Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, click the Register button
- Sign in using the email and password you used when you completed your CCAC admissions application
- Click the Sign in Button
- Check, update and fill in the information need
- Click the Register button
- You will receive an email additional information
Step 2 - Create your NetID
- Go to netid.ccac.edu
- Click the Next button
- Enter the captcha security code in the security code field
- Click the Next button
- Enter your seven-digit student number in the Student ID field
- Click the Next button
- Enter your Last Name in the Last Name field
- Click the Next button
- Choose the Create Account option
- Click the Next button
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Read and scroll down to the bottom of the policy
- Click the Next button
- Enter your password in the New Password field
- Retype the same password in the Confirm Password field
- Click the Next button
- Choose 3 recovery questions and answer them
- Click the Finish button
- Your username will be in bold red, this is your NetID/username
- Click the Exit button
Step 3 - Logging into placement test
- Go to https://courses.ccac.edu
- Log in using your NetID and password
- In the My Courses section, click the test you want to take
Step 4 - Taking the placement test
Reading Test
- After clicking English Reading Placement Test
- Locate the announcement section
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Read the directions found in the announcements
If announcements are not available, click the more announcements... link
- From the left menu, click Placement Test
- Click Asset
- Read the directions
- Click the Begin button to start
Math Test
- After clicking Mathematics Placement Test
- Locate the announcement section
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Read the directions found in the announcements
If announcements are not available, click the more announcements... link - From the left menu, click Placement Test
- Click Practice TestPart 1
- This will redirect the applicant to an external site, https://registration.mypearson.com/#payment-option, which is the Pearson registration page
- Click the Create button to complete and create your Pearson account
- Click ‘Get temporary access without payment for 14 days’ found at the bottom of the page
- Click the Yes button
- A process screen will appear, wait until it completes
- Take the practice test
- Once complete, click the Start Test button to begin Placement Test 1
- Once the tests are completed, click Go to Results to proceed
- If you pass the first placement test, you will be presented with a link to the next pre-test in the sequence, then the next exam in the sequence, if not, you have completed the math placement test.
Step 5 - Registering for courses
If you are a new student and have taken the placement test and received the email with the registration link, you can register for classes.
- You will receive an email once your placement test grades have been entered. Then you will be able to register for courses.
- Once you receive the email, there will be a link to register for classes through the virtual advising through Zoom.
Step 6 - Take the Online Orientation
- Go to https://webapps.ccac.edu/StudentOrientation/onlineorientation.aspx
- Enter in your First and Last Name
- Enter your student ID number
Your student number is found in the welcome emails sent from CCAC Admissions Department
- Click the Sign In button
- Follow the steps in orientation to complete the online orientation!